Warsaw High School - Ozark Echoes Yearbook (Warsaw, MO)

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COURAGEOUS Courage takes a hold of all Driver ' s Ed students Mr. Brady, the Driver ' s Educa- tion teacher, had often been referred to as a man with nerves of steel. That must be true. It was quite obvious considering the fact that he was teaching five freshmen, 27 sophomores, and three juniors how to drive. Driver ' s Ed. didn ' t just include driving, the students took tests and Mr. Brady had them take a traffic survey. This traffic survey included the students to make a tally of how many times they saw a licensed driver disobey a traffic law. Kim Rhodes, sophomore, said, Barbee Faulconer scares me to death! The students not only got an education, they also developed friendships, or at least trust in each other ' s driving. Now, everyone had to believe that riding in a car with an unlicen- sed person had to involve some type of relationship. Vanessa Johnson, sopho- more, said, Heather ' s going to kill me! Many students took Driver ' s Ed. so they could be safe and experienced drivers. Many of them also took it for a reduction of insurance prices. The students drive in groups. These groups were arranged by age. The oldest people in the class were in the first group while the other students were in a study hall. This process rotated until all students have had their turn at the wheel and Mr. Brady ' s nerves! lomj Bailey, jophomoro. wc-cii«s ctosehy while l r b-oa poinrs oul tne moior. irioto t Lonc© 86 driver ' s education designed by stacy taylor Kwnny Noland and Tami Battey, sophomortis, took or while M ' Bfody demonsTfotes how lo check the cars woier Photo by Lance Ramsey IsT.i. Btady demonslrates how to measure the oniount of oif in tires Photo by Lance Ramsey

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Il ' t Tom Cruise! Second hour Art I displays its sec- tioned mural on the art room wall. Photo by Wayne Jackson. Working hard on project is Mil e O ' Donnell, freshman. Photo by Wayne Jackson Fun and games? Some people took an art class be- cause they thought it was an easy credit or that they won ' t have to do much in that class. But when they entered the room and sat down at a drawing table, they realize it ' s not all tun and games. There was always a lot of hard work being done in one of Mr. Buck ' s classes. The students began a sketch book and all year long, new sketches were added to it. These were graded each quarter by Mr. Buck. The students learned shading from dark to light points of different shapes, they learned to make pottery, paint, and they also learned a lot of facts and many other interesting projects. Art was not easy. Some people have a special talent for it and it did come more easily for them than for those who had to begin from scratch. But everyone can learn to draw or to paint. There were a few students who have excelled in art. They took both Art I and II and wished to take their interest and talents even fur- ther, so Mr. Buck had an Art III class mixed in with his fourth hour Art II. These students worked very hard and made many different projects. That group of students worked on a life size paper mache Pee Wee Herman doll first semester. One student stated that they were having a few problems with it be- cause the bigger the doll got, the more things there were to break off. There was a lot of work to be done, but it could be fun, too. A student had to take art work just as seriously as he did his other work, but it could be very inter- esting and rewarding. 85

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Mr. Brady shows Kenny Noland and Tim Pitts, sophomores, what is underneath the hood of a. ro ' Photo by Lance [Ramsey According 1o the new Missouri law. buckling up is !he best thing to do as demonstrated by Chad , ' ' utsler, junior Photo by Lance Ramsey Buckle up for safety Are seatbelts really safe? Some people were puzzled by this question. Some people thought that they were un- safe. They got this conclusion by think- ing about the fact if their car turned over and was about to blow up the seatbelt would jam and they wouldn ' t be able to get out. Others agreed that they were safe and went along with all of the sur- veys taken involving seatbelts. Ben Rhodes, senior, stated, 1 think everyone should wear them because they may save your life. Tina Thomas, sophomore, stated, I think that using your seatbelts should not actually be a law. If people think that their lives will be safer with them, then they should use them, but in a lot of cases I ' ve heard of people that might have been killed if they would have used them. If people don ' t think it ' s the safest way then they will take their lives in their own hands. When a poll at WHS was taken, as- king whether or not they wear their ■seatbelts 21 out of 74 people said yes, that is 28%; 44 out of 74 said no, 59%; and nine out of 74 said sometimes, 13%. Shirl Taylor, senior, stated, I feel safer when I wear my seatbelt. We never wore them when we were little kids and a lot of people are scared of being trap ped; however, I have no desire to be thrown through a windshield at 55 mph Seatbelts have been proven to save lives and so many people believe in wearing one. If you want to save your life, shouldn ' t you? «7